FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Brazil face United States as last-16 phase begins

The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup enters its knockout stage on Wednesday, 16 September 2026, with four matches scheduled in the round of 16.

The group-stage sides that progressed now begin their bid to reach the quarter-finals, with no margin for error in the two-session programme.

Brazil U20 meet United States U20 in the opening afternoon tie, while Argentina U20 face South Korea U20.

The later fixtures feature an all-Iberian contest between Spain U20 and Portugal U20, before Italy U20 take on China U20.

All four last-16 matches will be played on Wednesday, with kick-off times listed in GMT.

Wednesday’s round-of-16 fixtures

13:00 GMT – Brazil U20 v United States U20 13:00 GMT – Argentina U20 v South Korea U20

16:30 GMT – Spain U20 v Portugal U20 16:30 GMT – Italy U20 v China U20